However, the Mongol Empire, established in 1206 by ... Central Asian cities like Samarkand prospered as regional ...

So wondrous was the court of Khubilai Khan that its memory floated through the centuries until an English poet captured it in dreamy rhymes: “In Xanadu did Kubla Khan/A stately pleasure-dome ...

This branch of the Mongol dynasty, which became known as the Ilkhanids (1256–1353), centered its power in northwest Iran. Although Mongol conquests initially brought devastation and affected the ...

Sneak Peek: New Research from the National Museum of Asian Art Online Zoom discussion; details forthcoming Tuesday, Sept. 10; noon–12:40 p.m. ET Rettig will share an insider's view of the exhibition ...

The Mongol Empire started in 1206 when the warlord Genghis Khan began expanding his domain from Mongolia across China and what is today Russia and Eastern Europe.